The Mountain Still Calls
by Ram ben Ze’ev The Mountain Still Calls On Sunday evening, as the sun dips below the horizon, we will gather to celebrate חג השבועות (Chag HaShavuot), the Festival of Weeks. It is the culmination of seven weeks of counting the עומר (omer) since the festival of פסח (Pesach), a sacred journey that leads us to this moment — the giving of the תורה (Torah) at הר סיני (Har Sinai), Mount Sinai. But Chag HaShavuot is more than a commemoration of a historical event. It is an eternal call, echoing...
